Belt hoop spinner



Sept. 12, 1961 w. E. CLARK BELT HOOP SPINNER Filed Jan. 20, 1959 MR 5 m05 y M w W F/G. a.

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2,999,333 BELT HOOP SPINNER William E. Clark, 305 Robinson St., Newport,Tenn. Filed Jan. 20, 1959, Ser. No. 787,910 2 Claims. (CI. 46-47) UniteThis invention relates to a belt for use in spinning a hoop.

The object of the invention is to provide a belt which is adapted to beused by a child or other person as for example when a hoop is being spunor oscillated or rotated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a belt hoop spinner whichis in the nature of an annular or circular body member that is adaptedto be conveniently worn around a persons waist so that a conventionalhoop can be accurately and readily spun around in a gymtory fashion, thedevice of the present invention including a grooved or recessed portionwhich functions as a guide for the spinning hoop.

A further object of the invention is to provide a belt hoop spinnerwhich is extremely simple and inexpensive to manufacture.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of thefollowing description.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this application, and inwhich like numerals are used to designate like parts throughout thesame.

FIGURE 1 is an elevational view illustrating the belt hoop spinner, ofthe present invention, with parts broken away and in section.

FIGURE 2 is a plan view of the present invention, with parts broken awayand in section.

FIGURE 3 is an elevational view of the belt hoop spinner of the presentinvention.

FIGURE 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of FIGURE 2.

FIGURE 5 is a fragmentary plan view with parts broken away and insection, illustrating a modification.

FIGURE 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of FIGURE 5.

Referring in detail to the drawing, and more particularly to FIGURES 1through 4 of the drawing, the numeral 10 indicates the belt hoop spinnerof the present invention which is adapted to be used for spinning orguiding a circular hoop such as the hoop 11.

In FIGURE 1 the belt hoop spinner 10 of the present invention is shownbeing used wherein it is mounted around the waist 13 of a persons body12.

The belt hoop spinner 10 of the present invention comprises a generallycircular body member 14 which can be made of any suitable material suchas plastic, and there is provided in the outer surface of the bodymember 14 an annular groove or recess 15. The inner surface of the bodymember 14 is smooth as indicated by the numeral 16. The body member 14may be provided with a split 17, and arranged in the end portions of thebody member 14 on opposite sides of the split 17 are openings orapertures 18 whereby a hook member 19 can be arranged in engagement withthe openings 18 in order to fasten the ends together.

Referring now to FIGURES 5 and 6 of the drawing, there is illustrated amodified belt hoop spinner which is indicated generally by the numeral20, and the member 20 is adapted to be used in the same manner as thepreviously described member 10. Thus, the member 20 includes an annulargroove or recess 21 which serves as a guide for a hoop, such as the hoop11. However, the member 20 consists of a pair of semicircular or arcuatesections 22 which are fastened together at their rear ends by means of ahinge 23.

atent Patented Sept. 12., 1961 From the foregoing, it is apparent thatthere has been provided a device which is in the form of a belt that asadapted to be worn around a persons waist whereby a hoopsuch as the hoop11 can be more conveniently and effectively spun or .gyratedr Accordingto the present invention, and as for example as shown in FIGURES 1through 4, the belt 10 can be positioned around a persons waist '13 andthe provision of the openings 18 permit the hook member 19 to bearranged in engagement with these openings or apertures 18 so that thebelt ends can be hastened together, and the belt can be cut to theproper length to fit the operator. The member 10 is provided with anannular recess or groove 15 in the outer surface so that with the belt10 in position on a persons body, and with the hoop 1'1 engaging thegroove 15, the hoop 141 will be guided in its proper orbit as the person12 moves his or her body. The groove 15 will thus serve to maintain thehoop 11 in its desired position so that a highly effective manner ofrevolving or rotating the hoop 11 is provided.

The member 10 can be made of any suitable material such as a singlepiece of plastic and the member 10 is split as at 17, as previouslydescribed.

Referring now to FIGURES 5 and 6 of the drawing, there is illustrated amodification wherein instead of making the member '10 of one generallycontinuous circular piece of material, the member 29 may be made in twosemi-circular sections 22 which are hinged together as at 23. Thus, dueto the provision of the-hinge 23, the device can be readily removed froma persons waist or positioned thereon. The recess 21 in the outerportion of the member 20 functions in the same manner as previouslydescribed recess 15, that is the recess 21 acts as a guide for therevolving hoop such as the hoop 11.

The parts can be made of any suitable material and in different shapesor sizes.

The belt is adapted to be adjusted to the proper length to fit theoperator or user. The recess such as the recess 15 or the recess 21provides a track for the revolving hoop.

Thus, it will be seen that there has been provided a belt which isadapted to fit around the waistline and the belt can be made of variouslengths. The hinge 23 may be provided or used as shown in FIGURES 5 and6, or if the device is made of plastic, then such a hinge may not beneeded. The groove or recess the belt acts as a hoop guide whilespinning the hoop.

With further regards to the adjustable features as shown in FIGURE 3 forexample, the provision of the plurality of openings 18 on opposite sidesof the split 17 are adapted to provide a means whereby the hook member19 can engage different pairs of the openings on opposite sides of thesplit. It is to be noted that the contiguous ends of the device onopposite sides of the split abut each other and do not overlap and bymoving the ends towards or away from each other and then arranging thehook member in engagement with the proper openings, the parts will bemaintained immobile in their desired adjusted positions, and the hookmember can be readily disengaged from the openings when a new adjustmentis to be made.

Minor changes in shape, size and rearrangement of details coming withinthe field of invention claimed may be resorted to in actual practice, ifdesired.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described consisting solely of a circularbody member adapted to be positioned around the waist of the user, theouter periphery of the body member being provided with a continuouscircular recess therein, a hoop arranged for rotary engagement with saidrecess, the diameter of said hoop being sub- .stantialiy greater vthanthe thebodymember having an inner smooth surface, there diameter of thebody member,

being a split in said body member, said body member having openings onopposite sides of the split, and a hook member engaging said openings.

12. A device of the character described consisting solely of ya eiroularbody member adapted to be positioned around the-waist of the user, theouter periphery of the body member being provided with a continuouscircular recess therein, a hoop arranged for rotary engagement with saidrecess, the diameter of said hoop being substantially greater than ehediameter of the body member,

the body member havi-ngan inner smooth surface, there being a split insaid body member, said body member having openings on opposite sides ofthe split, and a hook member engaging said openings, said body memberembodying a pair of sections that are :hingedly connected together, saidsections being arcuate in formation.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,049,835 Finney Jan. 7, 1913 2,538,265 P aston Jan. 16, 1951 2,597,555Widder May 20, 1952

